Graydon Carter Quotes

Conservatives define themselves more by their hatred of liberals than anything else, and, conversely, liberals by their distaste for conservatives.

Graydon Carter

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MoreHatredAnythingDefineThan

Well, I don't think I'll ever stop being frustrated or feel fulfilled artistically.

Jello Biafra

ThinkFeelStopBeingWellEver

Al-Qa'ida does not follow a traditional command structure, wear uniforms, carry its arms openly, or mass its troops at the borders of the nations it attacks. Nonetheless, it possesses the demonstrated capability to strike with little notice and cause significant civilian or military casualties.

John O. Brennan

StrikeMilitaryFollowBordersCarry

The libertarian position I once propended now seems to me seriously inadequate, in part because it did not fully knit the humane considerations and joint cooperative activities it left room for more closely into its fabric.

Robert Nozick

MeNowSeriouslyMorePositionRoom

It's a different outlook, and one that I understand. When you are a former member of the Warsaw Pact, when you have lived behind the Berlin Wall, when you have experienced the communist systems that existed in these countries, for them, the West represents hope.

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

HopeYouWallUnderstandLivedWest

Deficiencies in individuals, as in States, have their value and import. Indeed, that sublime impulse of perfectibility, always vivacious, always working under various forms and with one underlying purpose, would be futile without them, and fatuous.

Ameen Rihani

PurposeValueAlwaysWithoutWorking

From an early age, I was very interested in all things fashion... and the change from tomboy to ultrafeminine glamour in old films. There was a Doris Day film I loved: 'Calamity Jane.'

Stella McCartney

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I'm always terrified when I'm writing.

Mary Karr

WritingAlwaysTerrified

You can do almost anything with soup stock, it's like a strong foundation. When you have the right foundation, everything tastes good.

Martin Yan

GoodSoupFoundationStrongYou

Being pregnant was the best time of my life because nothing could affect me. It was like a detox - I ate healthy, I slept a lot, and I didn't drink. All of my hormones were at the perfect levels.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

LifeTimeBestMeMy LifePerfect

Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

Don Marquis

ManVirtueMustCannotHeSeduced

I got into theatre kinda late by some standards, and I sorta fell into it. I had broken my ankle playing football, and my high school was doing a production of 'Barnum.' I could juggle, and my mom really wanted to get me out of the house. She said since I wasn't playing football and couldn't wrestle, maybe I should audition for the show.

Colin Donnell

FootballBrokenSchoolMomTheatre

Surfing is simply the most fun I know how to have on this planet.

Antony Garrett Lisi

FunKnowPlanetSurfingMostSimply

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